1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach third-year head coach Fred Pancoast, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the SEC. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

1977 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Goode (1st season)
Home stadiumDudley Field
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 0 010 1 0
Auburn 5 1 06 5 0
LSU 4 2 08 4 0
Florida 3 3 06 4 1
Georgia 2 4 05 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss 2 5 05 6 0
Tennessee 1 5 04 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at No. 1 Oklahoma*L 23–2571,184
September 17at Wake Forest*W 3–024,250
September 24No. 10 AlabamaL 12–2434,694
October 1at Tulane*L 7–3621,483[1]
October 8No. 18 LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 15–28
October 15Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 13–2425,700
October 22at Ole MissL 14–2632,300
November 5No. 7 Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–28
November 12at Air Force*L 28–34
November 19Cincinnati*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–9
November 26at TennesseeL 7–4283,146[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Tulane beats Vandy, ends streak". The Tennessean. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vols elude SEC cellar, maul Vanderbilt, 42–7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1977 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.


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